Paul, Inst, and Alves, these are the three assistant directors who joined "Inception". All three of them have participated in many Hollywood blockbusters. They are rich in experience but do not have much outstanding capital. This is Shao Shuaijun.
My favorite type of assistant director. For Hollywood, he is a new director who has had a failure experience. It is difficult to manage an assistant director who is too arrogant.
With the three assistant directors in place, the crew began efficient preparations. In almost a week, a complete framework was completed.
The producers are Shao Shuaijun, Summit Entertainment general manager Mitchell Bruce, and Dream Chaser Film and Television general manager Wang Wei.
The assistant directors are Paul Inst and Alves. The assistant director is Gao Zhisheng.
The director of photography is Bob Adams, and the photographers are David Orr, Huang Yuetai, and Hutton Barry.
The action director is Dong Wei.
The art director is Guy Hendrix Deiss, a famous Hollywood prop master who has worked as a prop master in "Star Wars" and "Batman Begins". He did not join the crew alone, but led a team
Only a professional team joined. At the same time, the original "Painted Skin" prop team was also brought in by Shao Shuaijun to participate in the prop construction.
The special effects director is Chris Cobbold, a top special effects artist at Double-Negative Company, a professional special effects company in Hollywood that has participated in the production of "Spider-Man", "Batman" and other epic special effects blockbusters. The reason why
A more important reason for choosing this company is that they are very accomplished in the synthesis of props and special effects. They are not just professional digital matte paintings.
The crew members were basically all present, and Shao Shuaijun held another meeting.
"It's a pleasure to have everyone working together. In the next few months, I hope we can work happily and make an amazing movie. Okay, now that you are familiar with the script, let's discuss it next
The entire filming process has been arranged. The producer and director team are responsible for the selection of actors, and we will discuss it later. So, Dais, would you like to talk about the construction of props first?"
Guy Hendrix Deiss is over 50 years old. Wearing a pair of reading glasses, he spread out the notebook in his hand: "It's like this. According to the script, the prop team and I discussed it once before. We planned about
Six photography locations. The first is China’s Magic City. Regular city scenery photography is required. You can contact the local government for this. In addition, a seaside castle needs to be built on Chongming Island. This work must be started as soon as possible.”
"Well, continue."
"Second, when shooting in London, the street scenes were very simple. As for the hotel in the weightless environment, our plan is to have an airport-converted set in Cardington, north of London. There is a very large stage there, and we can
Build a rotating hotel corridor and hotel room there. Third, shooting in Paris, France, may be difficult, especially blasting issues, which require special experiments, and this also requires preparation in advance. Fourth, shooting in Tangier and Los Angeles,
It is easy to shoot, and the scene where the locomotive rushes onto the street can also be completed using a combination of props and special effects."
"What about the final battle in the Snowy Mountains? How to shoot it?" Shao Shuaijun asked, touching his chin.
Dais smiled: "Tell the director some good news. My friend told me that there is a mountain range in Banff National Park in Calgary, Canada. It was originally a ski resort, but it has been closed due to efficiency issues. We can go there
Shooting snow scenes and building a castle model.”
"This is indeed good news. Now that Dais has planned the location, the next step is for us to conduct on-site inspections and build the scenes. The shooting order is Shanghai, London, Paris, Tangier, Calgary and Los Angeles. The prop master
We must prepare all the props, and Wang Wei and Mitchell must actively contact the local government to provide cooperation."
"no problem."
Shao Shuaijun flipped through the meeting agenda and continued: "Let's discuss the shooting equipment. Bob, please introduce it."
Bob Adams is tall, wiry and has a long beard: "From the analysis of the script, we have to encounter not only the problem of light, but also the problem of masking and eliminating various props. To achieve the goal
According to the director's requirements, we may need five types of equipment. Sony's 4K digital camera digital-intermediate, which can help us shoot some ultra-clear shots. HDCAM-SR high-speed camera, used to shoot the delayed comparison between dreams and reality, playback
Slow speed. Panavi’s regular 35mm camera and special five-hole 35mm camera are used for regular shooting. There are also vista-vi’s aerial cameras and imax cameras.”
"How do you think about light distribution?"
"We have a dedicated technicolor laboratory for traditional photochemical light distribution. The exposure to natural light is faster than ordinary digital intermediates. I hope the director will let us spend more than ten minutes before shooting each scene.
, to adjust the lighting to match the later lighting distribution.”
The original English word for light distribution is color-timing. From the literal meaning of English, you may wonder what this process has to do with "timing time".
This can be traced back to the era of black and white movies. Since there was no color intervention at that time, light distribution only involved the control of the light and dark of the picture. Therefore, all the light distribution engineer had to do was to debug and record the exposure times required for different lenses.
The word comes from this.
After the advent of color technology, the term "tinting" was still retained, and is still used even in the digital age.
Today's light distribution work is performed completely in a digital environment after the film is processed into a digital intermediate. The efficiency and freedom that the light distribution technician can obtain are extremely high. The electronic light distribution technology in the early years was relatively troublesome.
However, through the electronic circuit display of the electronic light distribution machine, the light distribution technician can still directly preview the light distribution results and work quickly.
The most traditional light distribution uses photochemistry to adjust the exposure of the three primary colors in the film. To observe the adjustment results, a physical intermediate film must be developed. The process is complex and time-consuming and money-consuming, and it is also much more expensive than today's digital intermediate.
More films are needed.
But this is the most real and natural light and dark light.
"If we can shorten the post-production time, of course we can reserve time for your photography team to adjust the lighting." Shao Shuaijun readily agreed. "Inception" pursues a real dream experience. If there are flaws in the picture, I have to say,
This will greatly affect the movie-watching experience. Therefore, Shao Shuaijun would rather take a little more trouble to shoot, but also want the best results.
After allocating the specific work, Shao Shuaijun asked the three assistant directors to preside over the scene layout in each place, and he, Mitchell and Wang Wei began to discuss the selection of roles. The most important roles in "Inception", except for Inception
In addition to the six-person group, there are two important characters: Phantom and Target.
Shao Shuaijun will personally review these six people, while the other supporting roles will be left to Mitchell. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!